Bluesky, the decentralized X alternative, now supports videos. The platform announced on Wednesday that its desktop site and mobile app will allow you to share videos up to 60 seconds long.
The videos will autoplay by default, but Bluesky says you can turn this feature off in the settings menu. You can also add subtitles to your videos and put captions for things like adult content. Bluesky's video feature has some limitations, as the platform only allows up to 25 video uploads (or 10GB of video) per day.
To protect Bluesky from harmful content or spam, users will need to verify their email addresses before posting a video. Bluesky may also revoke people's permission to post videos if they repeatedly violate community guidelines. The platform will also run videos through Hive, an AI moderation solution, and Thorn, a nonprofit organization that fights child sexual abuse, to check for illegal content or media that requires a warning.
You can see if you have access to video sharing by updating Bluesky on the desktop site or updating the mobile app to version 1.91. Bluesky is rolling out this feature gradually, so you may not see it right away.
Bringing video to Bluesky helps bridge the – slowly closing – gap between X and the decentralized platform. This move should help expand Bluesky's community as sports fans, meme sharers, and news organizations can finally share video content through the platform.